Originally Posted by shiva

Here ya go, most people are unaware that we have such a diverse arrray of nasties in the UAE. Fortunately you will probably never see 90% of them

http://www.uaeinteract.com/nature/insect/index.asp

Some thing of note:
"In the Emirates, black widows occur along the coastal strip " I knew we had red backs but not Black widows

"14 species or sub-species of scorpions from the Arabian peninsula"
these hurt a LOT

http://www.uaeinteract.com/nature/reptile/index.asp

snakes:
Saw-scaled Viper
Carpet Viper
False horned Viper
Horned Viper
Sand Snake
False Cobra
Cat Snake
Wadi Racer
Diadem Snake
Sand Boa
Thread Snake

sea snakes:
http://www.uaeinteract.com/nature/marine/mrp02.asp

Originally Posted by Lady Lou

NICE!!!!

Originally Posted by MJC

I thought the only spiders here are poking out from the bottoms of Russians Bikinis!

Originally Posted by shiva

http://www.uaeinteract.com/nature/reptile/index.asp

snakes:
Saw-scaled Viper
Carpet Viper
False horned Viper
Horned Viper
Sand Snake
False Cobra
Cat Snake
Wadi Racer
Diadem Snake
Sand Boa
Thread Snake

sea snakes:
http://www.uaeinteract.com/nature/marine/mrp02.asp